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LOT 1965
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Quartzite Handaxe
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.
4 3/4 in. (268 grams, 12.3 cm.).
Knapped from translucent quartzite, weathered over hundreds of thousands of years' exposure; from the Wadi Talia, Queen area. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old German collection formed in the 1970s.
Acquired on the European art market.
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LOT 1965
African Stone Age Homo Erectus Knapped Quartzite Handaxe
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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